Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, dies at 30

NEW YORK – Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the leisure information program “Further,” has died at age 30.

Police mentioned Kryst jumped from a Manhattan condo constructing and was pronounced lifeless on the scene Sunday morning. Her household confirmed her demise in an announcement.

“In devastation and nice sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie. Her nice gentle was one which impressed others around the globe together with her magnificence and energy,” her household mentioned.

“Cheslie embodied love and served others, whether or not via her work as an legal professional preventing for social justice, as Miss USA and as a bunch on EXTRA. However most significantly, as a daughter, sister, buddy, mentor and colleague – we all know her affect will dwell on,” her household mentioned.

Kryst, a former Division I athlete and North Carolina legal professional, gained the Miss USA pageant in Could, 2019, and competed within the Miss Universe pageant that 12 months.

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When Kryst was topped, it marked greater than a private triumph: It meant that for the primary time, three Black girls had been the reigning Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America.

In an announcement Sunday, the nationally syndicated program “Further” described Kryst as “not only a important a part of our present, she was a beloved a part of our Further household and touched all the employees. Our deepest condolences to all her household and associates.”

Kryst offered commentary ultimately month’s Miss Universe pageant, which referred to as her “one of many brightest, warmest, and most sort individuals we now have ever had the privilege of figuring out. Our complete neighborhood mourns her loss.”

College of South Carolina praised the previous student-athlete, calling her “a girl of many abilities.” Kryst additionally held an MBA from Wake Forest College.

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Based on police, Kryst’s physique was discovered at roughly 7 a.m. Sunday in entrance of the Orion constructing, a high-rise on West forty second Avenue in midtown Manhattan.

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The Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline is on the market for these in misery: 1-800-273-8255.